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Chess Club

Mondays
3:45 - 4:45

10 Week Session
Coming Soon

Instructor: Mrs. Reed

Success at the strategy board game chess has long been considered an activity requiring superior mental abilities. What is becoming increasingly clear however, is that chess can be used as a valuable tool to help develop various cognitive skills, especially in school-aged children. There are many benefits from getting children involved in chess as early as possibly. You will see tremendous increase in their attention, discipline of thinking, better results at school and a lot more.

12 Reasons to involve your child in chess:

1.
It requires higher level thinking skills
7. It improves discipline
2. It improves ability to concentrate 8. It helps students become less impulsive
3. It provides tremendous motivation 9. It is a great vehicle for teaching sportsmanship
4. It teaches patience 10. It builds self-esteem
5. It's quiet 11. It's inexpensive
6. It's fun 12. It's safe

Transportation is provided for current bus riders.